Other translations
New Catholic Bible
There is a cleverness that is scrupulous but dishonest, and there are those who abuse favors to win a favorable decision.
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
There is a cleverness that is exact but unjust, and there are people who abuse favors to gain a verdict.
Good News Translation®
It is possible to be marvelously clever and still be dishonest, or to get what you want by being absurdly polite.
Wycliffe Bible
There is (a) certain subtlety [or slyness], and it is wicked. And there is a man, that sendeth out a certain word, telling out (the) truth.
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
There is a cleverness which is scrupulous but unjust, and there are people who distort kindness to gain a verdict.
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
There is a cleverness that is exact but unjust, and there are people who abuse favors to gain a verdict.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition
There is a cleverness that is exact but unjust, and there are people who abuse favours to gain a verdict.
Common English Bible © 2011
There is cleverness that is precise but unjust, and there are people who abuse favors in order to get a favorable decision.
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
There is a shrewdness keen but dishonest, and there are those who are duplicitous to win a judgment.
Revised Standard Version
There is a cleverness which is scrupulous but unjust, and there are people who distort kindness to gain a verdict.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised
There is a cleverness that is exact but unjust, and there are people who abuse favours to gain a verdict.